@tapeworm wrote:
@tnmats wrote:
With no memory card, I did a test of using a 128kb mp3 file playing in loop mode. _ I got over 17 hrs. of playing time; during the test I had my earphones plugged in and at moderate volume. _ Not shabby for such a tiny mp3 player.
When I plug in my Sandisk 32GB memory card, the play time for the same file (the file is in main memory, not the expansion card) goes down to 15 hrs. I also found that when there is no memory card in the Zip, power usage is practically nil. When I have the card plugged in, it drains the battery around 1%/day approxmiately. I tried this test with mine and my wife’s Zip and with different 32G cards (all Sandisk, class 4 SDHC). Apparently the player is polling if the card is in the slot when off and it uses battery; why it makes battery life go down when the player is running is beyond me but I had 2 players in my household do the same thing so it’s not a bum player.
These times are very good. Are these results with the OF or running Rockbox?
Didn’t matter whether it was RB or stock firmware (release .20). Same run times best I could tell. I tried it with stock FW and RB on my player, just stock FW on my wife’s CZ, same results. Not really complaining but there is a battery drain I don’t fully understand when running with the card inserted. Stand-by I get, the thing is polling the card slot I’m guessing.
